John Mellencamp and his model wife are taking some of the sheen off all the recent celebrity engagements by delivering some sad news. The 'Pink Houses' rocker, 59, and Elaine Irwin
Mellencamp, 41, announced through a spokesman on Thursday that they are "calling it a day as a couple" after 18 years of marriage and 20 years together.
"John and Elaine Mellencamp are proud of their 20 years together and are very happy with their accomplishments both as parents and as a family," the statement reads.
The couple will continue to raise their two children, sons Hud and Speck, in his home state of Indiana.
No reason was given for the split and it's unclear if they have filed for divorce. This is Mellencamp's third marriage.
The pair met on a photo shoot when Elaine, a bonafide supermodel at the time, was hired to appear on the cover of his 1991 album, 'Whenever We Wanted.' They were engaged 10 weeks later and married the next year. The cover of that album:
Mellencamp's latest album, 'No Better Than This,' was released earlier this year.
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